RIP Lou Reed. His Velvet Underground albums and his many years of solo work influenced a lot of people. He was unique and true to his vision even when the public wasn’t. Classic albums are Transformer (a must), Rock and Roll Animal (a great live album), New York, the Velvet’s “Banana” album, and many more…
If he’d literally done nothing more than the song “Rock ‘n’ Roll,” his place in history would be assured.
But of course, he did much, much more…